Dual Pistol Blaster Guide
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Bean_Poll,
Posted on: 2010-06-25 08:26 in Archetypes and Powers General Discussion
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A question mark in the title would have kept my hopes fro getting up.|
Originally Posted by Pilotball
Can anyone set me up with a DP Guide. I've done some searching and can't find one.
Thanks! |
I can't find one either. There are tons of posts though. You'll start seeing a pattern among the good and bad advice.
It's a pretty simple set, with the ammo as the only freaky twist.
Archery - Aim - Range + Long Animation Times = DP
Ice Blast - Storm - Utility + Bad Damage Type = Psi
The reason there's a lack of guides for these two sets is because they're painfully underpowered. This turns off a lot of the game mechanics savvy players, the kind who'd be inclined to dig deep into the sets and write a guide.
Your workaround is to use a corresponding Archery (for DP) or Ice Blast (for Psi) guide, substituting analogous powers. Keep in mind that about half the power substitutes are about as good as the Archery or Ice analogs, about half are much weaker, and maybe one power is stronger. Also keep in mind that your secondary powers will start to shine in comparison, so don't neglect them. I've marked the power substitutes that are significantly weaker in my opinion with an asterisk, so double check the real numbers before taking them, and perhaps delay slotting them in favor of other powers, such as secondaries.
Snap Shot -> Pistols
Aimed Shot -> Dual Wield
Fistful of Arrows -> Empty Clips* (check range and animation time)
Blazing Arrow -> Executioner's Shot* (check range and animation time)
Aim -> Swap Ammo* (check % of lethal damage type that is changed to fire/cold/tox)
Explosive Arrow -> Bullet Rain
Ranged Shot -> Piercing Rounds (long recharge Exec Shot instead of an interruptible sniper, not much of a cone)
Stunning Shot -> Suppressive Fire
Rain of Arrows -> Hail of Bullets* (check PBAoE instead of range, and recharge time)
Ice Bolt -> Psionic Dart
Ice Blast -> Mental Blast
Frost Breath -> Psionic Tornado (larger, lower damage AoE instead of small, higher damage cone)
Aim -> Psychic Focus
Freeze Ray -> Scramble Thoughts* (check animation and recharge times)
Ice Storm -> (no equivalent)*
Bitter Ice Blast -> Telekinetic Blast
Bitter Freeze Ray -> Will Domination* (check <100% chance to cause status effect)
Blizzard -> Psychic Wail (PBAoE nuke instead of rain nuke)
(no equivalent) -> Psionic Lance* (check animation/interrupt time and weak side effect)
Most DP blasters turn on fire ammo for the slight extra DPS, and just ignore all the other ammo types. I can't say that's a particularly bad idea, since fire-resistant cold-vulnerable enemies only appear in far-off corners of the world. Also, there are no toxic vulnerable enemies, and lethal vulnerable enemies aren't fire resistant. Saves room on your hotbar at least.
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I don't think that's particularly the case. There has been a move away from writing guides as much the past couple years, and people just tend to post builds and ask people's advice. There are plenty of threads talking about Dual Pistols on the Blaster forums to show this in action.|
Originally Posted by Rigel_Kent
Archery - Aim - Range + Long Animation Times = DP
Ice Blast - Storm - Utility + Bad Damage Type = Psi The reason there's a lack of guides for these two sets is because they're painfully underpowered. This turns off a lot of the game mechanics savvy players, the kind who'd be inclined to dig deep into the sets and write a guide. |
It takes time for people to write and want to write a guide. I only just wrote up a Fire/Fire guide for Tanks, and I've been playing the combo since the start of the game. A lot of people can't access Dual Pistols yet, either.
OP look around the Blasters section a bit, try throwing together a build using Mid's Hero designer (shout out if you need a link to the program), etc. People will help you out.
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Right now I'm in the middle of writing a guide for dp/devices. Right now I'm just staarting on the dual pistols powers. When I've made a second build on my 50 to experience suppressive fire and taser, which admittedly, I did not think worth getting the first time around, but to write a truly good guide, a person muust fully know what they are talking about.
Thank you and have a nice day!
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Can anyone set me up with a DP Guide. I've done some searching and can't find one.
Thanks!